Category: Canada

What day is it today? Today is , 11 December 2022. What day is celebrated in Canada today? July 1stAll those who celebrate Canada as their home and native land celebrate Canada Day on July 1st. The day commemorates the anniversary of the Constitution Act, which consolidated three territories into the single nation of Canada, […]

Dominion Day. Synopsis. July 1 marks the birth of the United States of America’s largest north country, Canada. In 1857 Canada was declared a self-depended dominion, the reason why Canada Day is also called Dominion Day. Every year on July 1, Canada Day is celebrated. What is Canada Day called now 2022? A federal law […]

Canada is the second-largest country in the world with a vast array of natural wonders, so any attempt to make a list of places in a country known for its sheer beauty will always be a tall order. Does Canada have good scenery? Canada is known for its vast coastline, beautiful places, diverse cities, picturesque […]

Almost half (48.6 percent) of independent schools in Canada had a religious orientation. Almost a third of all independent schools were Christian non-Catholic (30.1 percent), 8.4 percent were Catholic, 4.9 percent Islamic, and 4.5 percent Jewish. Why are there so many Catholic schools in Canada? Canadian Catholic schools were established in Upper Canada (Ontario) before […]

So far, no province or territory has said it will outright cancel or ban door-to-door trick-or-treating, but many provinces and territories are still working on their guidelines. It helps that trick-or-treating usually happens outside and “outdoor transmission of COVID is very, very low risk,” said Dr. Do they go trick-or-treating in Canada? Yes! Although it […]

The list of colleges in Canada for May intake is quite short compared to other intakes. You can choose from Mount Saint Vincent University, Brock University, University of the Fraser Valley, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Capilano University, New York Institute of Technology, and Lakehead University, for instance. Which Canadian colleges are open for May intake? May […]

The origins of separate schooling The roots of separate schooling in Canada are often located in Section 93 of the Constitution, which, when drawn up in 1867, granted Protestant and Catholic minorities the Constitutional guarantee to their own schools. Did Canada have separate Catholic and Protestant school systems? The Constitution of Canada does not establish […]

October 10. The major difference, though, is that the two North American countries do not celebrate it on the same day. For Americans, the holiday is on Thursday, November 24, this year. For Canadians, though, the holiday was celebrated on October 10 in 2022. Is Thanksgiving Monday a holiday in Canada? Thanksgiving is a statutory […]

Economic life. The leading factor for the immigration of Syrians has been to find better employment. The early immigrants found themselves engaging in basic commerce, with the term ‘peddler’ becoming almost synonymous with ‘Syrian’. Why did Canada accept Syrian refugees? Canada resettles refugees to save lives and to provide stability to those fleeing persecution with […]

Thanksgiving (French: Action de grâce) or Thanksgiving Day (French: Jour de l’Action de grâce), is an annual Canadian holiday and harvest festival, held on the second Monday in October, which celebrates the harvest and other blessings of the past year. Why is Thanksgiving different in Canada? Specifically, it comes on the second Monday of the […]